The Antrim IAAF International Cross Country was held in Greenmount on Saturday, the 4th of Jan 2014. In the senior womens race, Fionnuala Britton finished in 4th place which was actually a pretty good result considering the three athletes in front of her were all born in Ethiopia and are now competing for different countries.
In the European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade last month, Almensh Belete finished in 6th place some 15 seconds behind Fionnuala. Gemma Steel who won the bronze medal in Belgrade was 6 seconds ahead of Fionnuala then and was 20 seconds behind today.
1 Mimi Belete FO BRN 18:07...$2,500
2 Maryam Jamal FO BRN 18:08...$1,500
3 Almensh Belete FO BEL 18:21...$1,250
4 Fionnuala Britton FO IRL 18:23...$1,000
5 Charlotte Purdue FO GBR 18:28...$750
6 Gemma Steel FO GBR 18:43...$500
7 Rosie Smith FO SCO 18:59
8 Juliet Potter FO ENG 19:08
9 Sarah Tracy FO IRL 19:15
10 Rachael Felton FO ENG 19:19
11 Michelle McGee FO IRL 19:23
12 Maria Sullivan FO IRL Celtic F23 IRL Celtic 19:28
18 Gladys Ganiel North Belfast Harriers FO NIR 20:13
19 Mary Mulhare FO IRL Celtic F23 IRL Celtic 20:18
22 Fiona Clinton Dundrum South Dublin Ac FO 20:26
24 Una Britton Kilcoole AC FO 20:32
35 Meghan Ryan Dundrum South Dublin Ac FO IRL Celtic F23 IRL Celtic 21:30
Senior Men
Pos Athlete Club Category Nation Finish
1 Japhet Korir MO KEN 28:40...$2,500
2 Thomas Akeyo MO UGA 28:42...$1,500
3 Emmanuel Bett MO KEN 28:43...$1,250
4 Cornelius Kipruto Kangogo MO KEN 29:14...$1,000
5 Titus Mbishei MO KEN 29:30...$750
6 Andy Vernon MO GBR 29:34...$500
7 Michael Mulhare MO IRL 29:47
11 Mick Clohisey MO IRL 30:23
22 James McCarthy East Cork AC MO 31:26
38 Tim O Donoghue East Cork AC MO 33:11
Photos...
1) Photos from Editorial Image...HERE
Video of the womens race...
Video highlights...(50 mins)
Well done to the east cork lads, great to see some local athletes getting involved in a race of this standard and more than holding their own
ReplyDeleteThis is the type of race that athletes such as the East Cork boys should be involved in,if we are ever to raise the standard of distance running in Cork. Fionnuala Britton has proved that to reach a certain level athletes must compete at a high standard and then and only then will we see an improvement, I would also suggest that the Cork Athletics Board with its big cash surplus should assist to some degree athletes who would seek out high level competition. All the East Cork boys and there are many of them, are all home grown, that is what is needed people who have come up through the Juvenile and Junior ranks here in Cork, other athletes can relate to these and not to athletes who come on the scene for a season or two and then disappear.
ReplyDeletecheck out some photos from Antrim on www.editorialimages.ie
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